Business & Development

Los Angeles does not appear to be ready to approve a measure that would allow street vendors to sell their goods legally on city streets. On Tuesday, members of the city’s Economic Development Committee hear... Read More...

Residents and activists pack community meeting on planned city ordinance to legalize street vendors in Los Angeles. Photo by Antonio Mejias Caridad Vásquez has been fighting for eight years to legalize the way... Read More...

MARÍA MORALES sells weekly to help with pay for her rent. Photo by Kimberly Parada. Part 4  of a 4-part series. With the help of her two boys, Boyle Heights resident Maria Morales starts off her w... Read More...

Caridad Vazquez is part of a movement to legalize street vending. Photo courtesy of  ELACC.   Part 3 of a 4-part Boyle Heights Beat series. Throughout Boyle Heights, Caridad Vázquez i... Read More...

MARIA ARGÃœETA sells produce outside her home in Boyle Heights. Photo by Kimberly Parada. Part 2 of a 4-part series. When she lost her husband to cancer two years ago, Maria Guadalupe Argueta’s bu... Read More...

Cyclists spiral their way down what appears to be a skateboarder’s dream-ramp to the riverbed and park area from the model deck of the 6th Street Viaduct. Sahra Sulaiman/Streetsblog L.A.“It’s... Read More...

What was once seen as a thorny conflict between USC and some Boyle Heights residents has resulted in an agreement that is expected to bring over a million dollars worth of much needed improvement to a belov... Read More...